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Photo Strip (Photoshop Tutorial)
This is a Photoshop tutorial on how to create a beautiful photo film strip, as seen in Apple’s iLife package design (’06 version) and DigitalMash website. The warp tool will be used to create the twisting effect (so, you need Photoshop CS2 or above to complete this tutorial). With the completion of this tutorial, you will be able build a photo strip with your own photos or artwork. Don’t miss out this fantastic feature!
1. Create a Strip (Vector Shapes)
First, create a strip with the Pen tool (either in Photoshop or Illustrator). We will use these shapes as a guideline and for masking purposes.
2. Photo Stack
Choose 3 photos of your choice and stack them together.
3. Warping (Photoshop Warp Tool)
Adjust the layer opacity to 40 or 50% so you can see the guideline underneath. Go to Edit > Transform > Warp. Now you should see a grid and 4 anchor points in the corner. To bending the image, simply drag the anchor points, direction points, or grid lines.
Repeat this step for the rest of the strip. Since this step is relatively simple and repeatitive, I’m not going to get into the details. Here are the screenshots of the steps:
4. Masking
Organize the layers into groups (ie. strip 1, 2, 3, 4).
Load selection from the shapes you created in step 1 and add a layer mask for each group (so you get a perfect smooth curve).
5. Shadows
In masked group 1, create a new layer above the strip. Use the Gradient tool and drag from the top to bottom to create a black gradient.
Repeat this step for the other strips.
6. Highlights
To make highlighted and glossy areas: create a round glowing circle, compress it, and rotate it in the angle according to your strip’s direction.
7. Line Strokes
To make line strokes: load a selection of the mask, create a new layer, fill it with black, shift the selection to the left by 1 or 2 pixels, delete the selected area by pressing the Delete key.
8. Final Touches
To make the image look more interesting, desaturated the two strips in the back.
Bonus Tips
The Photoshop warp tool is very useful when creating any sort of twisting and bending graphic effects. The following examples illustrate some of the things that you can do with the warp tool. Have fun!
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196 sethu
June 30th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Its excellent… good work… thank you for your great idea…
195 preeti http://webdesignerwall.com
June 27th, 2009 at 5:30 am
very nice formet…..
194 preeti http://webdesignerwall.com
June 27th, 2009 at 5:29 am
very nice…..
193 oh!curiouser http://www.ohcuriouser.com
June 25th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Great tutorial! thanks!!… i love your page
192 photo manipulation http:inoreload.co.cc
June 23rd, 2009 at 7:12 am
wow.. awesome,
I still have to learn a lot here
191 esanstudio.net http://esanstudio.net
June 19th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
huh…simple..
THANKS!!!!
190 Thiago Holderbaum
June 19th, 2009 at 7:25 am
The best film strip tutorial of the internet!!!!
Thanks!
189 Rufus
June 18th, 2009 at 9:29 am
Nice tutorial. There are also some good ones at DocumentLab’s photoshop page
188 Luth Textile http://www.luthtextile.com/
June 15th, 2009 at 9:44 am
nice tutorial bro!
nice blog!
187 nophe
June 14th, 2009 at 10:33 am
i will try at home,,love it..